NASA Needs Your Help During the Eclipse

NASA wants you to download its app and report weather changes during the eclipse. For science.

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By
Avery Thompson

If you're planning on watching the eclipse in August, NASA would like to ask you a favor. If you can, please download this app and use it during the eclipse.

NASA's app, called GLOBE Observer, is a project by the agency to collect weather and environmental data during the eclipse. But NASA can't be everywhere when it happens, so it needs as many people as possible to help out. If you download the app, you'll be able to record any environmental changes you see.

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Primarily, NASA is interested in data on cloud cover and temperature. All you have to do is get the app and record what the temperature is and how cloudy the sky is. Your measurements will be combined with satellite data to create a complete picture of eclipse-induced weather changes.

These records, collected from people all over the country, will help scientists understand more about how eclipses affect our weather and climate. If you want to help, you can download GLOBE Observer for Android or iPhone.